March Township is a geographic township and former municipality originally part of Carleton County in eastern Ontario , Canada . It is currently part of the City of Ottawa . It is located in the western part of the county, bordered to the northwest by Torbolton Township , to the southwest by Huntley Township , to the east by Nepean , to the south by Goulbourn Township and to the north by the Ottawa River . According to the Canada 2001 Census , the Township had a population of approximately 26,650.
8-578: The township took its name from the subsidiary title of Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond , the Earl of March . The township was established in the 1820s. Early settlers in the area included Hamnett Kirkes Pinhey and Doctor Alexander James Christie. Long before the Royal Military College of Canada was established in 1876, retired British navy and army officers who had settled in March township, proposed
16-875: A royal or noble person but which is not regularly used to identify that person, due to the concurrent holding of a greater title. An example in the United Kingdom is the Duke of Norfolk , who is also the Earl of Arundel , the Earl of Surrey , the Earl of Norfolk , the Baron Beaumont , the Baron Maltravers , the Baron FitzAlan, the Baron Clun, the Baron Oswaldestre, and the Baron Howard of Glossop . In everyday usage,
24-532: A writ of acceleration – that is, by accelerating the inheritance of a junior title (usually a barony ). For example, a writ of acceleration could have been used to cause a courtesy Earl of Arundel to inherit the Maltravers barony prematurely, whereupon he would gain that as a substantive title and could join the House of Lords as Lord Maltravers. This biography of a member of a noble house or article about nobility
32-545: A military college boarding school for boys on the Great Lakes on naval and military lines in 1826. By 1866, March was a post village with a population of about 100, situated in the township of March, and county of Carleton. The postmaster was T. Read. Citizens included W.H. Berry, brewer; George I McMurtry tanner, saddle and harness maker; William Boucher, saw mill proprietor; D Munroe, hotel keeper; Horace Pinhey, saw mill owner and D. McMurtry, general merchant. In 1978, all of
40-543: Is also the Earl of Manchester, but his heir apparent is styled "Viscount Mandeville", this being the duke's highest subsidiary title that does not contain the name "Manchester". Before the House of Lords Act 1999 , which abolished the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords , an heir apparent could be summoned to the Lords, before the current title holder's death, by
48-402: Is known as "Earl of Arundel" (without the definite article ). However, the heir does not technically become the Earl of Arundel (as a substantive title ) until his father's death, and he remains legally a commoner until then. If a subsidiary peerage has the same name as a higher peerage, it is not used as a courtesy title, in order to avoid any confusion. For example, the Duke of Manchester
56-472: The individual who holds all of these titles would be referred to only by the most senior title (in this case, Duke of Norfolk), while all of the other titles would be subsidiary titles. The heir apparent to a duke , marquess or earl may use any subsidiary title of that peer (usually the most senior) as a courtesy title , provided that it does not cause confusion. For example, the Duke of Norfolk's heir apparent
64-409: The township became part of the new city of Kanata . The village of Dunrobin, Ontario was also located in the township. In 2001, this area was amalgamated into the new city of Ottawa . 45°22.5′N 75°57.5′W / 45.3750°N 75.9583°W / 45.3750; -75.9583 Subsidiary title A subsidiary title is a title of authority or title of honour that is held by
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